A woman claims to have the winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland -- but few have seen it, including her lawyer.

Mirlande Wilson claimed she has the winning Mega Millions ticket worth $105 million. At a press conference held at her attorney's office Wednesday, Wilson not only kept the ticket out of sight, but she also declined comment. She did, however, talk on her cellphone during the press conference.

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"The deal is all of this is something she did not buy into, she did not want," Smith said. "She wanted to remain anonymous."

Maryland Lottery Director Stephen Martino is scheduled to host a press conference on Thursday to discuss the winning ticket further. Maryland Lottery officials said no one has come forward as of Wednesday with the actual winning ticket.

The ticket, which was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Milford Mill, is one of three winning tickets purchased for the record-breaking $656 million prize.

The New York Post reported Monday that Wilson, a Westport resident who works at a Milford Mill McDonald's, claimed to hold the winning ticket. The newspaper reported that Wilson planned to contact lottery officials Monday.

When asked why Wilson went to The New York Post, Smith said, "My client didn't do anything, somebody else did that."

Smith said all the media attention has put his client under stress, and she wants the media to leave her and her children alone. She even arrived at the Wednesday press conference late, because, Smith said, she had a doctor's appointment for health issues brought on by all the chaos.

"Her blood pressure is up, her children are on spring break," Smith said. "What we're hoping that will happen in this instance is that people will understand that there is a certain amount of privacy that this lady is entitled to, as well as her children, her family and her relatives, and we're hoping that everyone understands that and you all go home."

Despite the appeal, the questions kept coming, and every question was answered by the attorney.

So, if Wilson isn't going to show the press the winning ticket, has her attorney at least seen it?

"I cannot say with any certainty that this ticket exists," Smith said. "I would caution anybody until it is presented to the lottery commission for processing that it does exist."

Birul Desai, who is identified as a McDonald's franchisee, wrote in an email that any talk claiming a manager at the restaurant hid the ticket on restaurant property is not true.

"I have absolutely no evidence to support these claims," Desai wrote. "Until the winning ticket is presented and verified, this is all just speculation."

The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn live and exclusively in Maryland on WBAL-TV 11 were 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the mega ball is 23. The multiplier was three.

The other two winning tickets were sold in Illinois and Kansas. Holders of winning tickets have 182 days from the drawing to claim their prize.